95.5 - Award-Winning Books
We're starting April off with a Between the Books episode featuring recommendations based on our April Prompt, read a book that won an award in 2020. We talk about all the books we've read in previous episodes that won or were on shortlists, and we add a few more of our personal recommendations.
Next time we will be reading The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree by Shokoofeh Azar for the April prompt, a book that won or was shortlisted for an award in 2020. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us.
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Books Mentioned
All books can be found in our Booshop.org list for this episode.
Weather by Jenny Offill
Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell
How Much of these Hills is Gold by C. Pam Zhang
Temporary by Hilary Leichter
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
Luster by Raven Leilani
The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree by Shokoofeh Azar
The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferante
Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian) by Hazel Jane Plante
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Mahcado
Lost Children Archive by Veleria Luiselli
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
The New Wilderness by Diane Cook
